Types of Storms and Natural Disasters in Chinese

风暴/風暴 (fēngbào)

windstorm; storm

雷雨/雷雨 (léiyǔ)

thunderstorm

暴风雪/暴風雪 (bàofēngxuě)

blizzard; snowstorm

雹暴/雹暴 (báobào)

hailstorm

旱灾/旱災 (hànzāi)

drought

水灾/水災 (shuǐzāi)

flood

洪水/洪水 (hóngshuǐ)

floodwaters; flood

台风/颱風 (táifēng)

typhoon

飓风/颶風 (jùfēng)

hurricane

龙卷风/龍捲風 (lóngjuǎnfēng)

tornado

沙暴/沙暴 (shābào)

sandstorm